California High School Basketball - Bear River thwarted by El Dorado
January 27, 2009: Placerville, CA 95667 The Bear River Bruins basketball team (Grass Valley, CA), dropped 51-40 in Tuesday's league battle with the host El Dorado Cougars (Placerville, CA)
The Cougars now possess a 16-3 record. They play next when they travel to Lincoln for a Pioneer Valley battle on Thursday, January 29. El Dorado will meet a Fighting Zebras team coming off a 61-56 league win over Mesa Verde (Citrus Heights, CA). The Fighting Zebras record now stands at 8-13.
The Bruins (12-7) will now prepare for their battle against Colfax (Colfax, CA). The Falcons come into the Pioneer Valley battle with a 13-8 record. In their last battle, Colfax prevailed over Placer (Auburn, CA), 56-45, in a league battle.